Heavies

摘要

Waiting in the departure lounge at a major UK airport recently, this correspondent couldn't help but notice how a fellow traveller ignored the view of the turnaround on a Boeing 737 directly in front of them yet turned to watch the same process underway on a 777 nearby. Although heavy airliners always catch the eye, it is those far smaller and less striking - some might say dull - single aisle narrowbody aircraft that form the bulk of the global commercial airliner fleet and manufacturers' order backlogs.